Energy Harvesting
Recent projects
(1) Electromechanical Suspension-based Energy Harvesting Systems for Railroad Applications
The primary objectives of this research can be summarized as follows:
- Design, develop, and test an efficient energy harvesting system using a rotational generator
- Develop a numerical model of the energy harvesting system that can be used as a design or optimization tool, or as an element in the model of a complete car suspension
- Research alternate applications for an energy harvester using linear motion as input
- Study the possibility of miniaturizing the system for implementation in a space-limited environment
CVeSS News
Congratulations to Dr. Ahmadian for being named the J. B. Jones Chair of Mechanical Engineering by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors!
Railway Technologies Laboratory (RTL) recently received a project from the Association of American Railroads to develop a new generation of Doppler Lidar equipment for track stability evaluation. The project starts from July 2020 and is expected to continue for multiple years.
Congratulations to Dr. Ahmadian for being honored with SAE International/Magnus Hendrickson Innovation Award!